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Any tool or service can be misused. But as Alina reported, tech companies see this as "the first major cutback to the protections that these companies have had under the law. We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline. We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking Craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day. It passed in the House by and in the Senate by We'd love to know a bit more about our readers. Sit back and let the hottest tech news come to you by the magic of electronic mail.

Craigslist is killing off its Personals ads to keep sex traffickers at bay

+. +. +. Craigslist says it made the change because of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which is meant to crack down on sex trafficking of children.
Read The Conversation on Flipboard. Craigslist said Friday that it is taking the site's personals section offline.

As Craigslist wrote, the law seeks "to subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties users misuse online personals unlawfully. We'd love to know a bit more about our readers. Hopefully we can bring them back some day. But ads seeking romance or sexual connections are no longer going to be available, after Craigslist took down the "personals" section Friday for its U.

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UntilCraigslist had a section of the website called "erotic services," where people openly advertised sex. You can still find furniture or a roommate on Craigslist.

The site has previously come under fire — as far back as — for allowing users to post ads offering prostitution services involving adults as well as children. It was approved by a landslide in the Senate earlier this week, as NPR's Alina Selyukh has reportedbut has been met with criticism by free speech advocates and sex workers. Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player.

The American Civil Liberties Union argued that the bill could make sex workers more vulnerable to exploitation by driving them into the so-called dark web.

Visitors to the personals section of Craigslist are now redirected to a short of the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a post this month.

Craigslist shut off access to personals after Congress passed a law to The American Civil Liberties Union argued that the bill could make sex. As Craigslist personal ads shut down, we're losing an important even as groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union claim it will.
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You must login or create an account to comment. Reddit also tightened its rules to forbid people from using the site as a marketplace to sell and buy things like firearms, ammunition, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, prostitution, stolen goods, personal information.

The site has previously come under fire — as far back as — for allowing users to post ads offering prostitution services involving adults as well as children.

March 23, 3: You can still find furniture or a roommate on Craigslist.

Opponents like the EFF warned that the bill is overreaching and could have a chilling effect on free speech.

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Proponents of the measure have argued that it makes Internet sites more accountable for the content that users post that could contribute to child sex trafficking.

Reddit has also announced policy changes this week. Technology and civil liberties groups opposed the legislation. The company says it made the change because Congress has passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, meant to crack down on sex trafficking of children. All data collected in the survey is anonymous.

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It was approved by a landslide in the Senate earlier this week, as NPR's Alina Selyukh has reportedbut has been met with criticism by free speech advocates and sex workers. In a statement on its site, Craiglist said:.